Kediet ej Jill – Galb Seyala Peak (3,002 ft/915m), Mauritania Highpoint March 21, 2022 Matthew and Eric Gilbertson March 19 – Depart US March 20 – 2am arrive Nouakchott, drive to Zouerate March 21 – Get permission from SNIM, hike to summit and bivy March 22 – Hike down, drive… Continue reading
Mt Fernow (9,249ft) March 5-6, 2022 Eric and Nick 34 miles skiing, 26 miles snowmobiling Mt Fernow is located in Eastern Washington at the head of the Entiat River valley, next to two other 9000ers – Mt Maude and Seven Fingered Jack. I’d previously climbed Maude and Seven Fingered Jack… Continue reading
Primus Peak (8,508ft) Feb 26-27, 2022, 25 miles Eric and Luke Primus is a glaciated peak in North Cascades National Park on the northeast edge of the Eldorado Ice Cap. It’s fairly remote, about 10 miles in from the nearest trailhead. I’d previously climbed Primus twice before, on a ski… Continue reading
Devore Peak (8,360ft) Feb 19-22, 2022 Nick and Eric The Bulger peaks in the Stehekin area are some of the most difficult for me to climb in the winter. Access is generally by ferry, but the ferry schedule is reduced in the winter and isn’t very conducive to my weekend… Continue reading
Buck Mountain (8,560ft), Fortress Mountain (8,760ft), and Chiwawa Mountain (8,459) Feb 12-13, 2022 Eric, Paul, and Steve I was hoping to push myself up to the halfway point on the Winter Bulgers list and I needed three more peaks to do that. Last weekend I had climbed Sherpa Peak to… Continue reading
Sherpa Peak (8,605ft) via East Ridge Feb 5-6, 2022, Eric and Nick 10 miles Snowmobiling, 18 miles skiing/climbing Sherpa Peak is an interesting technical mountain in the Enchantments area east of the Cascade crest. It is probably most famous for the huge balanced rock perched along the summit ridge. The… Continue reading
Mount Stuart (9,415ft) Winter Ascent via Cascadian Couloir Jan 29, 2022, 4:15am – 5pm Eric, Ryan and Westy 20 miles snowmobiling, 11 miles skiing, 8,000ft gain Stable weather lined up with stable snow conditions Saturday and we were all excited to go for Mt Stuart. Mt Stuart has a classic… Continue reading
Forbidden Peak (8,815ft) via West Ridge Jan 22-23, 2022 Duncan and Eric Forbidden Peak is a classic peak in the North Cascades and a very popular summer climb. All routes to the summit are technical, and glaciers flank the cliffs at its base. The West Ridge route is listed in… Continue reading
Cathedral Peak (8,601ft) and Amphitheater Mountain (8,358ft) Probable First Winter Ascents Jan 15-16, 2021, Eric and Josh 42 miles skiing, 27 miles snowmobiling Cathedral Peak is a top contender for most remote Bulger peak in the winter in Washington. The closest way to get to it from the US side… Continue reading
Mt Ronde (266m), Guinea-Bissau Highpoint Dec 26-27, 2021 Eric, Kahler, and Serge We were in West Africa climbing and surveying country highpoints, and had already finished climbing the highpoints of Togo, Ghana, Benin, Gambia, Guinea, Cote D’Ivoire, and Senegal. Last on the list was Guinea-Bissau. Interestingly, as far as I’d… Continue reading